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Those who cycle have a 45 per cent higher risk of injury that required a visit to hospital, with cyclists also having a 3.4 fold higher risk of injury where the cause was listed as a transport accident.

Senior author of the study, Dr Paul Welsh, said: “We know there is a perception that cycling in commuter traffic is dangerous, and that this perception may be putting people off actively commuting by bike to work.

“Now, as a result of this research, we can to some extent quantify the risk associated with this form of commuting.

"If 1000 people incorporate cycling into their commute for 10 years we would expect 26 more injuries, but 15 fewer cancers, 4 fewer heart disease events, and three fewer deaths.

"So, the benefits offset the risks, and this should be encouraging, but more needs to done to make commuter cycling safe".

The authors of the report were also able to comment on the wider issue of current cycle safety - one that if improved might encourage more people to consider cycling to work.

Dr Welsh said: “Although we did not investigate strategies to make cycling safer, initiatives such as segregated cycle lanes, speed reductions and traffic calming have been shown, in previous work, to provide improved safety.